How popular is the name Jeremy?

Jeremy ranks 79th among boys' names in US records, with 450,720 births since 1923. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,816.

Is Jeremy a unisex name?

No. Jeremy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1977, when 21,611 children were given the name. It has been in use for 102 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#79 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 R AH0 M IY2 (ARPABET)

Jeremy is a boys' name, and first appears in 1923. It has been given to 450,720 children — the 79th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1977, when 21,611 children were given it.

1977Boys: 21,611Girls: 139

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jeremy?: Jeremy ranks 79th among boys' names in US records, with 450,720 births since 1923. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,816.
Is Jeremy a unisex name?: No. Jeremy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jeremy most popular?: 1977, when 21,611 children were given the name. It has been in use for 102 years and is still recorded as of 2024.